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When did you realize that you had entrepreneurial flair?

When did you realize that you had entrepreneurial flair?

For me it has always been there -- the underlying desire to break out and do something different, something for me!

It may have started out as an sleepy muttering but by the time I hit thirty-one, I was ready.  At that point I decided to resign from my "work-a-holic paradise" and started a whole new life!

[Work-a-holic definition:  you work and work and work for someone else, you get the odd congratulatory hand-shake and the occasional bonus BUT after working a seventy hour work week NOBODY, including yourself, tells you it's time to go home!]

Now, what I did, resign without a definite plan? -- I wouldn't recommend this to anyone?

During the last month of my employ, I cleaned up all the bits and pieces I had been working on, I sat in on meetings to hire my replacement -- yes, I left on very good terms, and then I sat and thought to myself... "What on earth am I going to do now!"

At that point, the sleepy muttering entrepreneurial flair awoke within me and over the months to follow aspirations ascended and one year later my new business was starting to soar...  modestly, but soaring all the same.

What has your experience been?

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MAKE IT HAPPEN NOMINATED 2012 (Lorii Myers)

 ANNOUNCEMENT:

We just found out that 3 Off the Tee:  Make it Happen (ebook format) has been accepted into nomination by The Global eBook Awards in the following categories:

BUSINESS / INSPIRATION / SELF-HELP

NANOWRIMO day 22... Yikes! 4222 words a day to go!

Keeping in mind that I was in Tenerife, Canary Islands,  Spain for 10 days on vacation, and my writing slowed somewhat ... I am still 38000 words away from hitting my target of 50000 words by the end of November. 

YIKES!  That equates to 4222 words a day for nine days to make it!

Am I still determined to go for it?  Yep!

Oddly being in Tenerife was quite inspiring and I was able to gather some pretty kewl material for the manuscript which I have now inserted in point form... and which I will be developing in the days to follow.

Initially Tenerife was not even in my mind when thinking about what I would write about.  Now it is the location where "it" all happens -- the pulse of adventure -- the mysterious destination steeped with haunting history and intrigue.

So, the names have been changed to protect the innocent ... I'm just sayin'. lol. 

Joking aside, the Tenerife adventure proved to be more than I was expecting -- in real life.  We heard gun shots in the afternoon.  Moments later as we walked around the corner toward our hotel we saw policia everywhere.  Yet, this news never hit the papers.

Hmmmm ...    A woman was beheaded there in May of 2011 -- in a grocery store - with lots of witnesses.  It hit the news everywhere.  But nothing of this?  I will keep googling.

NANOWRIMO Day 9 -- Stream of Consciousness

I just hit 8,000 words this morning!!!  Literally at 4 o'clock this morning I updated my profile!

I have posted the synopsis below -- it's totally subject to change -- this is my first fiction novel -- 50,000 words to be written in the month on November -- 42,000 to go!

Now, here's the thing.  I am leaving for the Canary Islands tomorrow for ten days -- vacation.  A writing vacation?  Not really but luckily I am going with incredible friends that are anxious to brainstorm with me so I can keep the words flowing.  You will note that my main character, Katrina leaves for the Canary Islands tomorrow as well -- with her sexy Spanish confidant and guide Ricardo.   I'm just sayin'!

GENRE:  Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

TITLE:  Stream of Consciousness

SHORT SYNOPSIS:

Katrina, in a riveting encounter with death, is forced to revisit her not so pleasant past.  She faces her demons, and her truths, while on a desperate quest.  It is her sudden reality, her stream of consciousness that pulls her deeper into the chilling unknown.

Desperate to find some calm in life she tries to start writing again, a pastime that was once her passion, her guilty pleasure.  This time around though she is writing out of control;   the words come fast, as fast as she can type, words that she, the author, is terrified to read.

When contacted to return to work, she jumps at the chance to write on location once again with her long time confident and guide, Ricardo in the Canary Islands.  But a ‘great escape’ is not in store for Katrina.  Caught living in apprehension; feeding her fears, she finds herself fighting back unwelcome instances of former lives.
 
When she finally realizes that her every move is being meticulously tracked … she starts to fight back, seeking freedom and revenge, she is playing the most dangerous game of her life.

Tough times challenge and bring out the best in us

Wake-up calls that force you to take a good hard look at who you are, to make changes, to challenge your adversities, and to reclaim your world leave you a stronger and better person. After the flurry of erratic emotions, despair, and turmoil, if you follow the examples above, you will eventually emerge stronger and revitalized.

When you can honestly say that you are taking charge of how you live your life, you have started the recovery process. Remember all that is good in your life and treasure it. Remember all that was bad in your life and learn from it.

Becoming unstuck

When caught in a situation in which you feel stuck—perhaps you feel uninspired, hopeless, or powerless—no matter how overwhelmed you may feel, you can take steps to break out despite your adversities. You can build toward changing the game so that challenges feel more like possibilities. And the idea of possibilities suggests hope, allowing you to focus on the bright aspects of life, take action, and live your life to the fullest.

Take another glance at the first sentence in this section: “When caught in a situation…” Do we actually get jammed, wedged, or trapped in a situation where we become immovable? Not always. Sometimes we passively let things happen to us, and more often we walk right into situations. Since we walked in, we usually have the choice to walk back out.

Let your individualism shine through

Creativity supports and fosters individualism. Use your unique personality to delve deeply into whatever it is you are doing—whatever it is you feel passionate about. Take whatever you feel is mundane in your life and change it up with creativity that is uniquely yours. Take a different approach.

One of my colleagues has a great imagination. She takes whatever task comes her way and works at changing it until she finds a way to make it interesting to her. It is her way of getting her head into the project. She relinquishes control by falling in line with an overall objective that is out of her control, but she strategically manages her portion using whatever information is provided and then she finds her own unique way to obtain results.

Her directive, as head of sales and marketing for her firm is to come up with innovative ways to market the company’s products. These particular products are solid movers that stay relatively consistent over time. Therefore, what has to change so that the products appear to be new and fresh is the marketing strategy.  This is where her unique creative approach shines through, crucial to her success.

You need dreams—lots of them—and passion!

What have you been dreaming about over the years? When you have many goals and dreams and you want to be better equipped to make them reality, you need to summon your passion. Passion is one of the most potent motivators when it comes to cranking up your desire to succeed. It’s crucial to understand the direct relationship between the fuel of your passion and real success. The relationship really only exists if you have been honest with yourself about whether you really want your goal or dream to materialize. You have to want it—desperately!

In golf, you quickly learn to play the best shot, the shot that’s needed, and not the one you may want to play. You play smart. You play the correct shot even if you feel like going for the risky or low-percentage shot. You lay-up (to hit a shorter shot than you are capable of in order to avoid a hazard or to position the ball in a certain spot) if you need to, stay out of trouble, and avoid adding unnecessary strokes to your score.

In life, this compares to staying the course even when you may be tempted to stray off in another direction. You play smart and focus on your final target of success. You find your passion and use it to cultivate and fuel the staying power needed to reach your ultimate goal or dream.

No one can take the shot for you

People who make it happen in their lives know what they want, and they don’t let anything stop them from getting it. They understand that in order to realize their dreams, they need to put themselves first.
You may get confused when thinking about the idea of putting yourself first. It doesn’t mean you put yourself first at the expense of others. Rather, in this context, it simply means taking the time to assess what your authentic needs are and then striving to fulfill them. In a way, it’s a more refined step to take after becoming aware.
Sometimes people think they put themselves first, but they don’t. They say they do, they agree with the concept, but they never truly examine their wants and needs and take charge of their lives. They let compromise, self-doubt, and poor judgment muddy the waters and then find themselves stuck and frustrated. If they ramble aimlessly for too long, they can build a case for not doing anything. It’s safe, it’s sure—but it’s stagnant.
In golf, if you intend to win you have to get out and play. It’s your game; it’s all about you, your abilities, your desire, and your dedication. As soon as you step up to the first tee box, you are the one who is in charge of your game. So you visualize, focus, strategize, and you play to win. You get your head into the game, and to do that, you put yourself first. At that moment, you couldn’t care less about what needs to be done off the course, back at the office, or at home. You don’t allow anything to matter except for the task at hand. When you’re that keenly focused, your chances of succeeding on that hole grow exponentially.

WHAT DID YOU LEARN TODAY?

WRITERS' BLOG!

A play on words!  Writers' Block -- Writers' Blog!

I haven't hit this yet but it's early for me.  I still have way too much to say.  lol

Here is a kewl observation though...

Say you see people that you haven't seen for a while and you talk... blah, blah, blah!

Now-- what do you talk about?  Is it new interesting STUFF? or the same old, same old -- regurgitated? 

Now I'm not only talking about who you are talking to..... no, I'm talking about you to.  What are you talking about?

I talk to a lot of different people in the course of a day.  Quite often something of interest from those conversations ends up in my blog.

Am I saying that in order to not get writers' block you need to have interesting friends and colleagues and that you yourself need to be interesting... or at least interested? 

Yep!  Pretty much! 

When I was a kid I would rush home from school and mom would say,  "What did you learn today?"  Thinking back...it's a great question!

So here goes, wait for it.... wait for it.....

What did you learn today?  Oh Yeah, and make it interesting!

New Years Resolutions for 2011

I have been thinking about New Year’s Resolutions and why they don't usually work.  New Year / New You resolutions made over a cocktail while in party mode are generally doomed from day one. 

I think that unless you are totally committed to your resolution, it's too easy to come up with a good excuse for why you're not going to do it!

(I tried to get at this last week but I was too busy with Christmas and all! -- Excuse No. 1 lol)

So I am going to deliberately come up with a resolution now - before New Years.  I am going to commit to it now and simply announce it on New Year’s Eve.  No excuses for me!